Dokument: Causes and consequences of political actors’ and citizens’ (social) media perceptions

Titel:Causes and consequences of political actors’ and citizens’ (social) media perceptions
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URN (NBN):urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20210113-110835-9
Kollektion:Dissertationen
Sprache:Englisch
Dokumententyp:Wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeiten » Dissertation
Medientyp:Text
Autor: Kelm, Ole [Autor]
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Beitragende:Prof. Dr. Vowe, Gerhard [Gutachter]
Prof. Dr. Christiane Eilders [Gutachter]
Stichwörter:Social media, perceptions, politicians, citizens, Germany, surveys
Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation:300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Beschreibung:The opportunities for people to obtain political information or express themselves politically have increased significantly in recent years – mainly, but not exclusively, because of social media such as Facebook and Twitter. (Social) media are not only frequently used; they are also often at the center of political and societal debates. For example, citizens and political actors all over the world are discussing how influential, balanced or trustworthy (social) media are and whether (social) media services have to be regulated. More importantly, several theoretical approaches of communication science suggest that people adapt their behavior, opinions or attitudes to these (social) media-related perceptions. However, systematic attempts to structure and empirically analyze (social) media perceptions as well as their causes and consequences are rare. Therefore, this research project investigates how political actors and citizens perceive (social) media and what causes and consequences their perceptions have. For this purpose, a research model of causes and consequences of (social) media perceptions was developed, based on theoretical approaches of communication science and the current state of research. To test some of the assumptions of the research model, eleven quantitative surveys among political actors and citizens were conducted. More precisely, Bundestag members were surveyed four times, city councilors and political communication practitioners once each. German citizens were surveyed twice in a panel study and once in a comparative study together with Greek citizens. The results of these studies resulted in six studies published in peer-reviewed journals. These studies show how (social) media perceptions vary over time, across borders, between different organizations, at different political levels and between political actors and citizens. In addition, differences in the perceptions regarding Facebook and Twitter as well as regarding different reference groups became clear. Moreover, different relationships of the research model were supported: Social media perceptions affect how intensively and in which way political actors use social media. Furthermore, perceptions of (social) media affect how citizens evaluate media restrictions and what opinions they attribute to people from another country. Various factors on micro-, meso- and macro-level seem to influence the development of these perceptions: The results show that the size of political parties partially influences the (social) media perceptions of politicians. Moreover, factors at macro-level also appear to be relevant, as the (social) media perceptions of Greeks and Germans differ. This paper summarizes and connects the results of this research project, discusses the project’s contribution to political communication research, makes suggestions for further research and highlights implications for political communication practices.
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Fachbereich / Einrichtung:Philosophische Fakultät » Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut » Medienwissenschaft
Dokument erstellt am:13.01.2021
Dateien geändert am:13.01.2021
Promotionsantrag am:30.09.2020
Datum der Promotion:18.12.2020
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